XEC: What is this new variant of Covid-19 that is spreading in Europe?
Covid-19 XEC variant has 'slight transmission advantage' THE ESSENTIAL Covid-19 has developed a new variant called XEC. XEC has already ...
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Jaundice: a genetic variant protects babies
Swedish scientists have discovered a genetic variant that almost completely protects one in eight newborns from jaundice. THE ESSENTIAL In ...
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Covid-19: a first case of the new Pirola variant reported in France
© ShutterstockIn recent weeks, Public Health France has observed an increase in visits to Emergency Departments for suspected Covid-19 infection. ...
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Covid-19: which regions are most affected by the new Eris variant?
© ShutterstockSince a few weeks, Public health France observes an increase in passages for suspected Covid-19 infection. A rise in ...
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Variant Omicron: will we be able to travel at Christmas?
© ShutterstockThe Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to make people talk about it: deemed “worrying” by the World ...
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6th Covid wave in Portugal: should we fear a new rebound caused by the BA.5 variant?
© ShutterstockIf the latest health measures have been lifted in France with the end of the compulsory wearing of a ...
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Variant Omicron: should we fear it? Will the vaccines be effective? The expert’s answers
© ShutterstockWill the vaccines be effective against the Omicron variant?Dr. Steve Pascolo. While studies are still ongoing, one thing is ...
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Coronavirus: what we know about the (very rare) variant spotted in Bordeaux
© Getty ImagesOne more. In the (large) family of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, we will now have to reckon ...
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Variant Omicron: in children there is a special symptom
© ShutterstockThe Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is gradually imposing itself in metropolitan France: "probably majority“in Île-de-France according to ...
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Coronavirus: was the Omicron variant born thanks to HIV?
© ShutterstockHow did the Omicron variant appear? Tulio De Oliveira, the South African researcher and bioinformatician who identified this new ...
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Covid-19: what you need to know about the Epsilon variant of the coronavirus
© ShutterstockWe already knew about the Alpha (British), Beta (South African), Gamma (Brazilian) and Delta (Indian) variants of the SARS-CoV-2 ...
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The Lambda variant: origin, symptoms… What we know
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :Contagion, vaccine... what do we know about the Lambda variant?What is the origin of the Lambda variant?Is the ...
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Variant Delta Plus: what we know
© Shutterstock / creativenekoTHE variant delta may well spawn a fourth wave as it spreads this summer, scientists warn. Especially ...
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PCR test: why you will no longer know which variant infected you
© Getty ImagesThis is "the" question one asks oneself when one is diagnosed "positive for Covid-19" following a PCR test: ...
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Variant BQ.1.1: it is increasing in France, should we be worried?
© ShutterstockSince the appearance of the Covid epidemic almost two years ago, the variants have followed one another: Delta variant ...
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Variant XBB.1.5 (Kraken): how many cases in France? Is it more dangerous?
© ShutterstockXBB.1.5., now nicknamed "the Kraken" by scientists is the result of two BA.2 variants of Omicron.According to the WHO, ...
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Centaur variant of Covid (BA.2.75): does it circulate in France?
© ShutterstockAccording to scientists, an 8th wave seems almost inevitable in the fall. "What we don't know is how big ...
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Variant CH.1.1 (Orthrus) of Covid: it could become dominant in the United Kingdom, what we know
© ShutterstockSince the appearance of the Covid three years ago, it has continued to adapt. The sub-variant Omicron which became ...
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New Covid variant: should we fear the XBB variant, which seems to infect the body more easily?
© ShutterstockWith the resumption of Covid-19 contaminations, three elements worry scientists: an influenza epidemic which could be stronger, with the ...
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Covid: in China, the BF.7 variant would be extremely contagious, should we be worried?
© shutterstockIf you think the Covid-19 outbreak is over, think again. In China, a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus ...
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New XD variant: what symptoms? How many cases in France?
© ShutterstockWhat is the XD variant? This variant is VUM rated (varying being evaluated according to the WHO classification) because ...
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Covid and variant XE: should we be worried?
© ShutterstockNo, the Covid has not disappeared. In its last weekly update (bulletin of April 7), Santé Publique France indicates ...
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BA.2 (sub variant Omicron): symptoms, cases in France, contagion
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :BA.2: how many cases in France?What symptoms?Contagion: what do we know about BA.2?Is BA.2 more severe than BA.1?What ...
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First case of reinfection (Covid-19) by the South African variant: what we know
© Getty ImagesIn September 2020, this French patient had already been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Although not serious, the disease had ...
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BA.2 (sub variant Omicron): it is one and a half times more contagious, according to a Danish study
© ShutterstockWhile the Omicron variant circulates at significant levels throughout the world, three sub-lineages of Omicron have been defined: BA.1, ...
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New omikron variant is even more contagious
5 questions about new omikron variant BA.2 In a few weeks there will be a new variant of the corona ...
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These are the 5 symptoms of the omikron variant
Headaches and Fatigue: Omikron's Best-Known Symptoms Do you suffer from headaches and fatigue? Then it is possible that you have ...
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Covid-19: a Breton variant would escape RT-PCR
© Getty ImagesMany SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged in recent months and are receiving special attention from health authorities, notably the ...
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Covid-19: the 2nd wave in Africa explained by a new variant?
© Getty ImagesThe figures are on the rise again. Africa is no exception to the rule and is affected by ...
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Congolese variant: clusters in Normandy and Hauts-de-France
© Getty ImagesWhile the eyes of the whole world are on Omicron, health authorities are also monitoring another variant, the ...
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